c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-mollie-parnis They are applied in stacked

They are applied in stacked little rows so you get two effects - one that wonderful gloss and shimmer from the sheen of the sequins themselves

You can let it slouch off your shoulders a bit for a little bit of extra skin to show

silver threads and those fabulous biog turquoise flat plastic beads that give it that string pop of color

rich green

One of the most striking and unusual 1940s dresses I have ever had

c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-mollie-parnis They are applied in stackedThese jackets were a Thea Porter signature and were introduced into her collections in 1975. The name 'Chazara' came form a type of butterfly and they were made in a multitude of fabrics and colors. Here we have a beautiful and deceptively simple version in an inky black silk velvet. Inside it is lined in a luxurious ivory silk satin. It is hip length with a long and lean cut. A Nuhru collar tops the hidden row of hook and eye that closes the front.